Davenport-bed.



H. STANYON. DAVENPORT BED. APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 6, 1909.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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DAVENPORT BED.

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HENRY STANYON, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

DAVENPORT-BED.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY STANYON, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Toronto, Ontario, Canada, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Davenport-Beds; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in davenport beds.

The object of the invention is to provide a davenport bed composed ofdetachably connected parts so that the entire device may be readilyknocked down or taken apart for convenience in shipment or storage, andI accomplish this object by providing a stationary seat or bottomsection which is detachably connected to the end members or sections andwhich when connected or in its operative position between the endmembers, will cause such members to lock the back section or member inposition between the end members.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction combination and arrangement ofparts, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is perspective View of the frameof my improved davenport, showing the seat portion in an extendedposition, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same showing theseat portion extended and springs arranged thereon and on the back ofthe davenport, Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the extensible seatsection in retracted position, Fig. 4 is a plan View of one end of thedavenport with the seat portion in extended position and the backportion removed, Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view on the line5 5 of Fig. at showing the manner in which the inner edge of theextensible section of the seat is slidably supported on the stationarysection, Fig. 6 is a similar view on the line 66 of Fig. 4- showing thedetachable connection or joint between the seat and end frames of thedavenport, Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on the line 77 of Fig. 6, Fig.8 is a side view partly in section of one of the front supporting legsof the extensible section of the seat showing the manner of con-Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 6, 1909.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911. Serial No. 531,678.

necting the leg to the front bar of the section.

In the construction of my improved davenport, I provide a stationaryseat section comprising a front cross bar 1 and a rear cross bar 2 saidfront and rear cross bars being connected together at their oppositeends by side or end cross bars 3 which form tracks and to which areconnected the opposite ends of the woven wire fabric 4 forming thespring bottom of the stationary seat portion of the davenport. On theopposite ends of the front and rear bars 1 and 2 of the stationary seatsection are formed one member 5 of the joint or connection between theseat portion and the ends of the davenport.

The end frames of the davenport com prise front and rear legs 6 and 7said front legs being extended upwardly and rearwardly to form the arms8 of the davenport while the legs 7 are continued upwardly to form theback support, said back support and arms being connected together attheir upper ends by a casting 9 as shown. On the front and rear legs, 6and 7 at the proper height for the seat of the davenport are arrangedjoint castings 10. The castings 10 on the front and rear legs of eachend frame are connected together by end cross bars 11 which arepreferably formed integral with said castings.

On the inner sides of the casting 10 are formed tapered lugs or couplingmembers 12 of the joints or couplings between the end frames or membersand the stationary seat section or bottom. These lugs 12 are detachablyengaged with tapered sockets formed in the 'coacting coupling or jointmembers 5, as clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings. It will beunderstood that the joint members 5 are thus detachably engaged with theoint or coupling members 1.0 on the end frames so that the stationaryseat section or portion of the davenport may be readily disengaged fromthe end frames for the purpose of packing the parts of the davenporttogether. In the space formed by the end cross bars 11 and the upperextension of the legs which forms the arm and back support may bearranged a suitable scroll work of any suitable design. Said scroll workalso serves to brace and support the arms and ends of the davenport.

Adapted to be slipped inwardly and outwardly between the woven wiresprings 4c of the stationary seat portion and the frame work of saidportion is an extensible seat section 13, said seat section comprising afront bar l t to the opposite ends of which are connected side or endbars 15. The side or end bars 15 are connected together at their innerends by a downwardly curved rear bar 16. The front bar 14 and the endbars 15 are connected together by diagonally arranged brace bars 17. Theouter section of the extensible portion of the bottom or seat issupported by legs 18 which are preferably of tubular construction andhave secured in their upper ends upwardly projecting bolts 19 which areengaged with the front bar 1 of the extensible section and are securedin place by nuts 20.

The inner portion of the extensible section of the seat is slidablysupported on the side or end bars 3 of the stationary seat section bymeans of supporting rollers 21 journaled on pins or posts 22 the innerends of which are secured in the side or end bars 15 of the extensiblesection of the seat. By thus supporting the inner portion of theextensible section of the seat said section may be readily pulledoutwardly or slipped inwardly below the spring fabric bottom of thestation ary seat section of the davenport. The extensible section of theseat is also provided with a spring fabric bottom 23 preferably formedof woven wire as shown. To the front bar lt of the extensible seatsection is secured suitable handles 2a whereby said sections may bepulled out or pushed in. The front and rear bars of the stationary seatsection, the front bar of the extensible seat section, and the end crossbars of both of said sections of the seat as well as the end cross barsof the end frames are all preferably formed of angle iron bars and thelegs and arms and back supporting portions and the davenport arepreferably formed of tubular metal and in the lower ends of said legsare arranged casters of any suitable construction.

Detachably engaged with the back supporting portions of the end framesis a back frame 25. The back frame 25 consists of upper and lower angleiron bars 26 and 27 which are connected together at their outer ends byend cross bars 28, also formed of angle iron. The angle iron end barsare connected together by a series of flat metal spring supporting bars29 and said end bars and bottom bar of the back are also connected byobliquely disposed brace bars 30. To the spring supporting bars 29 aresecured springs 31, the outer portions of which are suitably connectedtogether and which are adapted to be upholstered to form the back of thedavenport. In the lower ends of the end bars 28 of the back are formednotches 32 which are adapted to be detachably engaged with pins or studs33 secured to and projecting inwardly from the inner sides of the backsupporting extensions of the rear legs of the end frame. In the upperportion of the end apertures 34: which are adapted to be engaged withpins or studs 35 formed on and projecting inwardly from the castingswhich connect the arm bars and the rear leg extensions of the endframes.

In setting up the davenport the stationary bottom section is firstloosely engaged with the end members in the manner in which the siderails of a metal bedstead are connected to the head and foot boards. Thenotches 32 of the back section are then engaged with the pins 33 of theend members and the back swung upwardly into operative position, theloose connection of the bottom section with the end members permittingthe upper ends of said end members to be sprung outwardly a sufficientdistance to engage the pins 35 on said end members with the apertures 3in the back. hen these pins have been so engaged the bottom section isforced down in tightengagement with the end members which draws said endmembers toward each other and securely locks the pins 35 in the socketsor apertures 34.- of the back whereby the parts are rigidly connected.To knock down or separate the parts of the davenport the bottom sectionis loosened from the end members by an upward blow on the side membersthereof and the upper ends of the end members are then sprung outwardly,to release the back off of the pins 35 and when so withdrawn the backmay be lifted to disengage the notches 32 from the pins 33. After theback has been removed, the bottom is lifted to detach it from the endmembers and the individual parts may then be readily handled for movingor other purposes.

From the above it will be seen that by making the stationary bottom orseat section of a rigid rectangular frame and providing at its fourcorners coupling members which detachably'engage coacting coupling orjoint members on the end members, when the coacting coupling members areengaged, the end members will be rigidly locked to the seat section andwill be held in upright position for the purpose of locking thedetachable back member or section between the rear portions of the endmembers or frames. In other words, when the back member or section ishung on. the vertically spaced pins carried by the end members and theseat section is locked by the coacting coupling members 5, 10, to saidend members, the back, section will be locked and it cannot be detachedfrom the end members until the coact-ing coupling members at one of therear corners of the seat section have been disconnected sufficiently toallow the adjacent end member to be sprung outwardly or endwise bars ofthe back are formed 79 away from the end portion of the back section adistance sufficient to permit the pins to be disengaged from the notchand opening on the back section, as explained above.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined in theappended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is In a knockdowndavenport bed, the combination of independent end members having leg andarm portions, an independent back section, an independent rigidrectangular bottom section, coupling devices for rigidly connecting theend members to the ends of the bottom section and means for hanging theback section between said end members whereby the back section will belocked between the end members by the rigid connection of the endmembers to the bottom section.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 80 my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HENRY STANYON. Witnesses:

JOHN G. RIDoUT, A. CAMPBELL.

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